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Former LPL Affiliate Compliance Chief Suspended by FINRA for Unauthorize...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined and suspended Jeffrey K. Kirkpatrick, a former chief compliance officer at a registere...

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Former Creative Planning Staff File Lawsuit Challenging Non-Compete Agre...

Four former employees of Creative Planning have filed a lawsuit, alleging that their non-compete agreements with the firm unlawfully restrict th...

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Looming Real Estate Crisis Poses Risk to U.S. Banking Sector

With the current downturn in the commercial real estate market, trillions of dollars in loans and investments pose a looming threat to both the ...

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Legal Challenges Over 'Money-for-Nothing' Payments Gain Momentum

Apollo Global Management and Carlyle Group, two major private equity firms, now face investor lawsuits regarding payments made to insiders witho...

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State Regulators Maintain Opposition to FINRA's Remote Supervision Pilot...

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and the Public Investor Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) has consistently oppos...

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SEC Charges Private Equity Firm Over Fee Disclosure Failures to Affiliate

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Prime Group Holdings LLC, a private equity firm specializing in alternative real estate...

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SEC Orders Legendary Capital Founder and REIT Advisors to Pay Nearly $5 ...

Corey Maple, co-founder of non-traded REIT sponsor Legendary Capital, has agreed to a $100,000 civil penalty to settle charges brought by the Se...

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Reg BI Violations Lead to FINRA's Fine on Another Broker-Dealer

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined and censured broker-dealer Network 1 Financial Securities and its chief compliance...

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Troubles at an Arizona Park Funded by Municipal Bonds Are a Warning to I...

The recent financial troubles at a sports arena in Mesa, Arizona, demonstrate that not all municipal bonds are equally safe.

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Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Join $500 Million Lawsuit Settlement

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and UBS AG have agreed to settle an antitrust class action by pension funds ...

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Investor Redemptions Rise in Nontraded BDCs Amid Credit Concerns

Financial advisors and their clients have increased redemptions from nontraded business development companies (BDCs) following a series of high-...

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FINRA Accuses Spartan Capital of Widespread Churning That Allegedly Harm...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has brought a disciplinary complaint against Spartan Capital Securities and several senior l...

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California Investors Allege Unsuitable DST Recommendations in FINRA Arbi...

Two investors from the San Francisco Bay Area have filed a FINRA arbitration claim against brokerage firm Realized Financial and its financial a...

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